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Former RAF Member Daniela Klette Faces New Charges for 1991 U.S. Embassy Attack in Bonn

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  • Former Baader Meinhof member Daniela Klette faces new charges for a 1991 machine gun attack on the U.S. embassy in Bonn.
  • The 67-year-old was arrested in Berlin in 2024 after living under a false identity for decades.
  • Prosecutors allege Klette fired at least 250 rounds at the embassy building, resulting in 20 counts of attempted murder.

S. embassy in Bonn. The 67-year-old, who was arrested in Berlin in 2024 after decades on the run, is already in custody for multiple armed robberies and attempted murders.

According to German media reports, Klette is now accused of 20 counts of attempted murder for allegedly firing at least 250 machine gun rounds at the embassy building in Bonn, which was then the capital of West Germany. Klette, described as Germany's most wanted woman, had been living under a false identity in Berlin where she reportedly gave math lessons to neighborhood children. The Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader Meinhof Group, terrorized West Germany from the early 1970s with bombings, kidnappings and murders before dissolving in 1998.

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